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As the son of a cop, I learned very early on that you should never talk to cops or any law enforcement. They are not on your side.
by jamesponddotco 6y ago
As the son of a cop, I learned very early on that you should never talk to cops or any law enforcement. They are not on your side.
- dx034 6y agoMaybe in the US. That's not really what you learn in Europe. Talking to police doesn't get you in trouble. Lying to police also isn't illegal (unless you make up stories to damage others). I've been in many European countries and have travelled a lot to the US. I've never experienced a disconnect between police and the general population as stark as it is in the US. And it has also affected me. Seeing police anywhere tends to comfort me, in the US it makes me nervous. To be clear, I've never had any negative experiences with police anywhere myself, but stories about bad cops are just so prevalent in the US.
- just_testing 6y agoI know way too many stories of racist cops in Europe to believe talking to police doesn't get you in trouble in Europe also. P.S.: I do have european citizenship. Also, dark skin.
- jamesponddotco 6y agoI have no experience with law enforcement in the US, my comment was related to my experience where I live, Brazil. My dad taught me early on that talking to cops would likely get me into trouble, as they want to make an arrest, and it does not matter if you are guilty or not, as long as they get you to confess. Later experiences taught me that my dad, a well known and liked cop in our town, was not someone to be trusted either.